Scientists have uncovered a surprising force that may help explain how binary star systems form so quickly. New supercomputer ...

Visualization of gas flows around a binary protostar system calculated by ATERUI III. The first half of the video shows a close-up view around the binary protostars. The second half shows a wide-field ...

Magnetic fields may be the hidden force bringing both newborn stars and giant black holes together. New computer simulations ...

Simulations show magnetic fields can remove angular momentum from forming protostars, helping binary star systems form within realistic timescales.

A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic pas de deux in a new NASA visualization. The movie traces how the black holes distort and redirect light emanating ...

Visualization of gas flows around a binary protostar system calculated by ATERUI III. The gas shown in red orbits around one of the two protostars. The gas shown in blue orbits around the combined ...

New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary protostars. These results can help explain the characteristics of the binary ...